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AMD logo Radeon HD 7850
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6950

AMD Radeon HD 7850 logo AMD Radeon HD 6950 logo
General information Radeon HD 7850 Radeon HD 6950
Launched Q2 2012 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 2048 MB 0 % 1024 MB 50 %
Core Clock 860 MHz 0 % 800 MHz 7 %
Effective Clock 5000 MHz 0 % 5000 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 11.2 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 35 % 200 W 0 %
Length 296 mm 0.3 % 297 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
SLI 2-way 50 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon HD 7850 Radeon HD 6950
Overall Score 31543 0 % 25972 17.7 %
Future Proof 20 % 4.8 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 9949 0 % 6746 32.2 %
2D Benchmark Score 562.7 0 % 438.7 22 %
Average DirectX performance 32.7 FPS 0 % 25.9 FPS 21 %
DirectX 9 performance 73 FPS 0 % 65.4 FPS 10.4 %
DirectX 10 performance 16.9 FPS 5.3 % 17.9 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 22.8 FPS 0 % 20.2 FPS 11.7 %
DirectX 12 performance 18.1 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 1651 operations/s 0 % 961.8 operations/s 41.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7850, Radeon HD 6950.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7850 Radeon HD 6950
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 65.0 FPS 50.4 FPS
High settings 117.0 FPS 90.7 FPS
Medium settings 140.3 FPS 108.9 FPS
Low settings 196.5 FPS 152.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 22.4 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon HD 7850, Radeon HD 6950.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7850 Radeon HD 6950
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 52.2 FPS 42.6 FPS
High settings 94.0 FPS 76.7 FPS
Medium settings 112.8 FPS 92.1 FPS
Low settings 157.9 FPS 128.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 18.4 %
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